Five Themes of Geography Do Now

What is location?

• Tells us where people and places are
• Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
• Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.

Latitude lines run

• East/West
• North/South

Longitude lines run _________.

• East/West
• North South

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?

• Movement
• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Place

Where is it?

• Place
• Location
• Movement
• Region

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...

• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Prime Meridian
• Place

What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?

• west of Houston
• 85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
• 85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
• west of Miami

Florida has very hot and humid summers.

• Location
• Place
• Region
• Movement.

Describes characteristics of people, Culture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Landforms, and Climate

• Movement
• Region
• Human interaction
• Place